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I Witnesss I M I by MN I G. M. WEBBER.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20, 1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 27, 11916.

Application filed March 20, 1916. Serial No. 85,483.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GARDNER M. Yves BER, acitizen of the United States, reslding at Stoneham, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulToy, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toys of that type utilizing dancing figures,one of the objects of the invention being to provide a device of thischaracter having several keys which can be actuated by diiferent fingersor by hammers such as used in performing on xylophones, thereby to causethe figure to keep time with the movement of the fingers or hammers,producing an amusing effect.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which issimple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and which can be easilytaken apart so as to be housed in a small space.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings :-Figure 1 is a section through the device. Fig. 2 is asection on line A-B Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a boxconstituting the base of the toy and on this box is arranged a cover 2having guide sleeves 3 in which are slidably mounted separate stems 4:provided at their upper ends with keys 5. The lower ends of the stemsrest upon one arm of a lever 6 which is fulcrumed as at 7 upon a bracket8 depending from the cover, the other arm of the lever being providedwith a fiat extension 9. Springs 10 are connected to the two arms of thelever and to the cover so as to hold said lever normally substantiallyhorizontal. If desired, one or more arms 11 may be extended laterallyfrom the flat extension 9 of the lever and each of these arms .may havea fiat extension or enlargement 12. Ar ranged on the cover are one ormore guide sleeves 13 and in each of these sleeves is slidably mounted astem 14. One of these stems is provided for each of the fiat portions 9and 12 and each stem depends from the body 15 of a dancing figure havingjointed legs as shown at 16.

It will be apparent that where three keys -5 are employed, three fingersof one hand can be used for successively depressing the keys to keeptime with any composition or, if desired, small hammers can be used suchas employed in playing a Xylophone. Furthermore the number of keys canbe reduced or increased.

It will be apparent that each time one of the keys is depressed, thestem or stems 14: will be quickly elevated against the action of one ofthe springs 10 and as soon as the key is released the spring will returnthe lever 6 to its normal position, while the stem or stems 14: and thefigures carried thereby will drop back to their lower positions, thismovement causing the jointed legs to flex so that the figures willsimulate dancing, the movements being in time with movement of the keys5.

As the stems 14: are not connected to the lever, they are free to rotateso that the figures supported thereby will thus turn while dancing andadd to the amusement of the user. When the device is not in use thestems 14 can be removed from the sleeves 13 and the figures deposited inthe box 1. Stems 4 can also be removed and placed in the box and,consequently, the entire structure can be stored in a small space.

It is to be understood that if desired, the arms of the figures can bejointed so that they will flex in time with the movement of the keys.

Instead of using the fingers of one hand or two hammers for the purposeof actuating the keys, the fingers on both hands may be employed, aswill be obvious. Furthermore instead of arranging the keys in line withthe longitudinal axis of the lever, they can be arranged transverselythereof if preferred in the same manner as the stems 14.

What is claimed is 1. A toy including a spring restrained lever, a keyresting on and slidably supported above one arm of the lever, a stemslidably and revolubly supported upon the other arm of the lever anddetachable therefrom, and a jointed figure carried by the stem.

2. A toy including a spring restrained lever guides thereabove,actuating stems slidahly and removably mounted in the guides and bearingon one arm of the lever, another guide, a detachable stem slidably.

and revolubly mounted therein and bearing on the other arm of the lever,and a jointed .for restraining the movement of the lever,

stems slidably mounted Within the cover and detachably mounted on onearm of the lever,

a stem slidably and 'revolubly mounted Within the cover and detachablymounted on the other arm of the lever, and a jointed figure carried bysaid stem.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aifixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

GARDNER M. WEBBER. Witnesses:

ENos F. WALKER, ALICE A. PRATT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cent! each, by addressingthe Commissioner 5: Patents,

Washington, 13.0. i

